Comments on: Letterman Booker Eddie Brill Fired After ‘Women In Comedy’ Flame Warhttp://observer.com/2012/01/letterman-booker-eddie-brill-fired-after-women-in-comedy-flamewar/
News, Politics, Culture, Art, Style, Real Estate, Movie Reviews, TV recapsFri, 09 Dec 2016 14:30:26 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: hammerfallhttp://observer.com/2012/01/letterman-booker-eddie-brill-fired-after-women-in-comedy-flamewar/#comment-44221
Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:20:49 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-44221I appreciate your wordpress web template, exactly where did you download it from?
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Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:48:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12995Back in the bad old days before the women’s rights movement, men had a lot of destructive and deceitful things to say about women to excuse the injustice of denying women the authority and opportunity that men enjoy. Those days are gone. Praise God!
Now we have a new problem. Anyone who tries to initiate a conversation about how men and women think differently or behave differently or have different values or find different solutions to problems is marginalized. Is it really so unbearable to contemplate the possibility that we’ve found different ways of getting by in the world?
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Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:08:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12994I’m a liberal democrat from Massachusetts and I agree with this being mindless censorship. Eddie is an amazing person. He WAS taken out of context. This pc garbage has hit the wall once again. Id say Eddie has the right to answer a question honestly after 30yrs..besides he obviously was making an educated observation not saying women aren’t funny.
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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:39:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12993“Acting like a man” in the world of comedy is gearing your humor to what men typically find funny. There are many male comedians who think that women just aren’t funny. Why? because women and men, though there are some overlaps, find different things funny. So, a man may laugh less at a woman standup and vice versa. The women who tend to succeed, tend to be funnier to men. They also have to be tougher, stronger, more in control than the men that they go up against. There is no argument as the fact that men still run the roost in the stand-up world. And yes, a strong, independent, powerful and assertive woman can be called just that, or they can be defined as exhibiting qualities previously ascribed to men. I realize this is like saying that a person is acting “black” or ‘gay’. But the truth is that there IS a stereotypical definition of what it means to act ‘black’, ‘gay’, ‘straight’, ‘white’, ‘male’, or ‘female’. It doesn’t mean that it’s true in all cases, and it is no longer politically correct to use these terms, but lets not get bogged down by political correctness. Rather, let’s understand what the man was trying to say and address the fact that not enough women in comedy get the chance to be authentic AND successful unless that authenticity tends to be in line with what men find funny and want to book at their clubs.
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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:33:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12992Have we forgotten that one guy, legend SNL Alum thought the same thing…with very few exceptions and yet we hold John Belushi up as a comic genius….and he was…we have gotten to sensitive these days when someone offers an opinion.
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Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:43:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12991Why was he fired? What did he say that was so horrible, that’s his opinion and observation. Eddie Brill is a really nice, funny guy, you can’t say anything anymore…ridiculous!
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:06:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12989I support his statement because it’s true. Men portray women on stage all the time and it gets a laugh. Now there’s a problem? This is comedy, folks, and there’s no holes barred. It’s probably the toughest job in the world and there’s no room for a feminist OR a chauvinist to ‘get-all’ self righteous.

Eddie Brill is a staple in the comedy scene. Not only has he helped COUNTLESS comedians, he’s been a key player for a whole lot of years. There’s definitely something else going on here…like, maybe someone wanted his job?

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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:06:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12990I support his statement because it’s true. Men portray women on stage all the time and it gets a laugh. Now there’s a problem? This is comedy, folks, and there’s no holes barred. It’s probably the toughest job in the world and there’s no room for a feminist OR a chauvinist to ‘get-all’ self righteous.

Eddie Brill is a staple in the comedy scene. Not only has he helped COUNTLESS comedians, he’s been a key player for a whole lot of years. There’s definitely something else going on here…like, maybe someone wanted his job?

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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:29:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12988Lots of liberals burning books and boycotting the sponsors of shows they don’t like in your world, huh?
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:20:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12987The whole debate about female comics is funny. I’m a female comic. Oh, I can GIVE head but not SPEAK of it? Are there topics that “belong” to either gender?Pardon me while I adjust my Little House On Prairie bonnet and churn butter….. Whatever. When the Boy’s Club starts getting all Caveman on their opinions I know one thing: Mommy Issues. In one ear and out the other. The truth is MOST men in comedy appreciate funny whether it comes from a man OR woman. Those who speak otherwise don’t belong in the field at all. In any measure. If it is COMEDY one loves and respects, the SOURCE of funny doesn’t matter. The funny matters. This is so old. Can the world of comedy find something NEW to focus on besides gender? Jeesh.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:39:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12986When did the talentless Jason Zinoman become the comedy critic for the New York Times? Isn’t he just the critic they use randomly to fill in wherever they need him? He’s a know-nothing wanna-be and shouldn’t be reporting on anything in the arts.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:31:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12985You are Willard Romney you should be happy he likes firing people and running businesses in the ground then sprinting with his loot. Mitt the .oooo1% now go out and vote for the clown and be proud.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:29:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12984Your right with knowledge you could be someone. A private business has every right to fire or demote an employee they deem is an embarrassment.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:12:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12983Obvious conservative troll has no life, or grasp of what happens in reality.
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Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:02:00 +0000http://www.observer.com/?p=212343#comment-12982“Bridesmades” think about that movie. He must have done something else bc this is so petty. I say that as a woman. He said nothing wrong. In fact, I agree with him and it’s NOT a horrible statement against women. I don’t see how This comment made such a fuss. Bc it’s True and NOT like that idiot poster below said about them only being “dikes”. Now what that guy said IS wrong and horrible. And a big F You for that.
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